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'It got a little hostile because people are coming the elevators and trying to cut the line,' he said.

'Meanwhile, it's already 200 deep, so they had to get some security guards to close down the elevators and direct the people where they were going.'

Ashley Hernandez, 30, told the Daily News.

'It got a little chaotic. It was really unorganized. There were people fighting when we got off the ship.'

Huge: The coast guard said a problem with the ship's steering and propulsion system caused the delay of the Norwegian Breakaway, pictured in Germany last year, which had just arrived from a weeklong Caribbean cruise

One man, Roy, was waiting anxiously at the dock after he received word that his father had a heart attack aboard the ship.

'It's been nothing but problems,' he said.

Other passengers said the crew handled the situation well.

Norwegian Cruise Line spokeswoman AnneMarie Mathews described the glitch as a minor incident.

'The ship was slightly delayed because of strong currents in the Hudson River,' she said. 'We thank our guests for their patience and understanding.'

She said a scheduled cruise to Bermuda on the Norwegian Breakaway would depart this afternoon at 5 p.m.

It was not clear how many passengers were aboard. According to the company website, the 1,063-foot Breakaway holds more than 4,000 guests.